HAYMARKET, Va. ( DC News Now ) — On Monday morning, firefighters rescued a dog from a house that exploded in Haymarket last week.
The Prince William County Fire Marshal’s Office (FMO) said that someone reported hearing a dog barking in the wreckage of the house on Colby Hunt Court.
When crews arrived, they also heard the dog in part of the collapsed building.
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Firefighters spent around 20 minutes stabilizing the structure to free the dog, and with the help of some “good old coaxing by the home’s owner,” Brandy the dog emerged.
“She appeared to be in good shape and showed her happiness of being freed by rapid tail wagging,” the FMO said in a news release.
Prince William Professional Firefighters said in a Facebook post , that after “an incredible story of survival,” it looks like Brandy should make a full recovery.
“It looked like what I think was an interior wall had blown out of the house and was resting on top of the dog,” Prince William County Fire and Rescue (PWCFR) Lt. Mark Waldrop, said.